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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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